1 dead in suspected DUI crash on Evergreen Way

EVERETT — A head-on crash left one driver dead and one in custody Saturday morning in south Everett.

A southbound Subaru Impreza crossed the center lane into oncoming traffic around 5:55 a.m. in the 10800 block of Evergreen Way, according to Everett police.

The Subaru slammed into a northbound Toyota Corolla.

The driver of the Toyota died, officer Aaron Snell said.

Nobody else was in that car.

Two people in the Subaru suffered minor injuries, according to police. Traffic detectives suspect the other driver was impaired by drugs or alcohol. He was expected to be booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of vehicular homicide.

Evergreen Way was shut down except for one lane while police investigated.

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